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question		réponse
all along commencer à apprendre		from the beginning until now
all but commencer à apprendre		nearly, almost
all In commencer à apprendre		exhausted
all In all commencer à apprendre		when everything is considered
all the same commencer à apprendre		yet, however
all told commencer à apprendre		altogether, in total
be the apple of sb's eye commencer à apprendre		be very precious to sb; be sb's favourite
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		be very angry
for all commencer à apprendre		in spite of
for all I care commencer à apprendre		l don't care
for all I know commencer à apprendre		as far as I know
In the act of commencer à apprendre		while performing the act
In the air commencer à apprendre		uncertain
make allowances for commencer à apprendre		take special circumstances into consideration
make amends for commencer à apprendre		try to compensate fora past action
of all people commencer à apprendre		used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of commencer à apprendre		because of
on no account commencer à apprendre		under/in no circumstances
an unknown quantity commencer à apprendre		person that one has no experience of
as a last resort commencer à apprendre		ostatnia deska ratunku
on the alert commencer à apprendre		watchful and prepared/on the Iookout expecting sth
at close quarters commencer à apprendre		from a short distance
on this account commencer à apprendre		for this reason
whet sb's appetite commencer à apprendre		make sb eager to have
up in the air commencer à apprendre		existing, but not talked about
above board commencer à apprendre		honest
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		have a false Idea about sth
be in a quandary commencer à apprendre		be confused
beg the question commencer à apprendre		makes people want to ask a particular question
be in sb's black books commencer à apprendre		out of favour
beat about commencer à apprendre		avoid saying sth directly
call it quits commencer à apprendre		give up
big-headed commencer à apprendre		conceited; boastful
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
cut sb to the quick commencer à apprendre		deeply hurt sb's feelings
bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly
in a rut commencer à apprendre		be stuck in a monotonous routine
break even commencer à apprendre		no profit, no loss
browned off commencer à apprendre		fed up; bored
butter sb up commencer à apprendre		flatter sb
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
in the long run commencer à apprendre		after a long period of time
it stands to reason commencer à apprendre		it is logical
deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath commencer à apprendre		don't wait for sb anxiously
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		be a tough businessman
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		say sth tactlessly
feel in one's bones commencer à apprendre		. feeling sth instinctively
get your own back commencer à apprendre		take/get revenge
have a bee In one's bonnet commencer à apprendre		be obsessed
have butterflies in one's stomach commencer à apprendre		be very nervous
keep sth quiet commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
in the balance commencer à apprendre		uncertain
know the ropes commencer à apprendre		know all the details of sth
lay bare commencer à apprendre		make public
make a clean breast of commencer à apprendre		confess
make one's blood boil commencer à apprendre		make sb very angry
on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		without thinking about sth
off the record commencer à apprendre		unofficially
ring a bell commencer à apprendre		remind sb of sth
see the back of commencer à apprendre		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns commencer à apprendre		deal with sth boldly and directly
on the quiet commencer à apprendre		secretly
open to debate commencer à apprendre		not settled
put down roots commencer à apprendre		settle down
a wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		a hopeless search
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		be likely to happen
be over the moon commencer à apprendre		be elated
work to rule commencer à apprendre		adhere strictly to the rules as a form of protest
rack one's brains commencer à apprendre		think very hard about sth
a long shot commencer à apprendre		a wild guess
a memory like a sleve commencer à apprendre		a poor memory
cut sb dead commencer à apprendre		ignore sb
be all at sea commencer à apprendre		be in a state of confusion
down In the dumps commencer à apprendre		depressed/miserable
down the drain commencer à apprendre		wasted; lost
get a bit hot under the collar commencer à apprendre		get angry, upset or embarrassed
be in sb's shoes commencer à apprendre		be in sb's position
be in the same boat commencer à apprendre		płyniemy na tej samej łódce
have the cheek commencer à apprendre		dare to do sth
keep one's chin up commencer à apprendre		not discouraged
be the spitting image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb else
lost cause commencer à apprendre		hopeless situation or case
off colour commencer à apprendre		look/be slightly unwell
on the dole commencer à apprendre		receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right commencer à apprendre		act cleverly
show one's true colours commencer à apprendre		reveal one's real character
with flying colours commencer à apprendre		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched commencer à apprendre		not assume sth before it happens
be soaked to the skin commencer à apprendre		be really wet
be a close shave commencer à apprendre		barely avoid an accident
come out of one's shell commencer à apprendre		gain personal confidence
does it show? commencer à apprendre		czy to oczywiste?
give sb the slip commencer à apprendre		escape from sb
go for a song commencer à apprendre		be sold very cheaply
hit the sack commencer à apprendre		go to bed
fall head over heels commencer à apprendre		fall in love quickly
live out of a suticase commencer à apprendre		travel often
make quite a scene commencer à apprendre		dramatyzować
get off on the wrong foot commencer à apprendre		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take commencer à apprendre		compromise
on a shoe string commencer à apprendre		on a very small budget
pull a few string commencer à apprendre		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up commencer à apprendre		zakasać rękawy
sleep on it commencer à apprendre		przespać się z tym
smell a rat commencer à apprendre		wyczuć coś złego
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		manage to look serious
spill the beans commencer à apprendre		spill the tea
the last straw commencer à apprendre		najgorsze i ostateczne zarazem
one's flesh and blood commencer à apprendre		family member
thick-skinned commencer à apprendre		insensitive
put one's foot down commencer à apprendre		insist on sth
put one's foot in it commencer à apprendre		make a tactless comment
by trial and error commencer à apprendre		metodą prób i błędów
be ahead of one's time commencer à apprendre		have modern ideas
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		about to be reprimanded
be in two mind about sth commencer à apprendre		cannot decide what to do
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
be as thick as a brick commencer à apprendre		być głupim jak but
eat one's heart out commencer à apprendre		feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse commencer à apprendre		waste time on sth useless
fly off the handle commencer à apprendre		become very angry quickly
get out of hand commencer à apprendre		become out of control
get the hang of it commencer à apprendre		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head commencer à apprendre		make conceited
be tickled pink commencer à apprendre		be very pleased
hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth commencer à apprendre		find sth difficult to do
have many irons in the fire commencer à apprendre		have lots of plans at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth commencer à apprendre		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands commencer à apprendre		have free time
come to a standstill commencer à apprendre		not progress/stop
ill at ease commencer à apprendre		embarrassed; uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses commencer à apprendre		compete with others in status
lend sb a hand commencer à apprendre		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand commencer à apprendre		be very familiar with sth
lose heart commencer à apprendre		become discouraged
make head nor tal of commencer à apprendre		understand sth
off the cuff commencer à apprendre		without preparation
stew in one's own juice commencer à apprendre		suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth commencer à apprendre		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full commencer à apprendre		be very busy
sth comes in handy commencer à apprendre		be very useful
strike gold commencer à apprendre		come across sth useful
take sth to heart commencer à apprendre		take personally
take to one's heels commencer à apprendre		run away
the ins and outs commencer à apprendre		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg commencer à apprendre		small evidence part of a much larger
at large commencer à apprendre		free, not caught
comes to terms with commencer à apprendre		accept sth difficult
bring to one's knees commencer à apprendre		destroy, humble sb
bury one's head in the sand commencer à apprendre		avoid or ignore reality
come to a head commencer à apprendre		reach a critical point
drop sb a line commencer à apprendre		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish commencer à apprendre		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth commencer à apprendre		give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths commencer à apprendre		do anything necessary to get what you want
have kittens commencer à apprendre		be nervous about something
for the time being commencer à apprendre		temporarily
keep oneself to oneself commencer à apprendre		live quietly, privately
make a killing commencer à apprendre		have a sudden success
make light of commencer à apprendre		treat sth as unimportant
make one's living commencer à apprendre		earn money
on the level commencer à apprendre		honest
pull one's leg commencer à apprendre		tease or trick sb
shed light upon commencer à apprendre		give new information
in a tick commencer à apprendre		shortly, soon
the life and soul of sth commencer à apprendre		the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share commencer à apprendre		the biggest part/portion
kill time commencer à apprendre		zabić czas
with a view to doing sth commencer à apprendre		with the intention or hope of doing sth
lay the table commencer à apprendre		wyłożyć stół
be second to none commencer à apprendre		be the best one
cross one's mind commencer à apprendre		have a sudden idea, recall sth
not be one's cup of tea commencer à apprendre		not suit one's taste
every nook and cranny commencer à apprendre		everywhere
feel down in the mouth commencer à apprendre		feel discouraged/depressed
get a move on commencer à apprendre		hurry up
get on one's nerves commencer à apprendre		irritate/annoy sb
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		change the mind
hit the nail on the head commencer à apprendre		say exactly the right thing
out of turn commencer à apprendre		nie po kolei
lose one's nerve commencer à apprendre		lose courage
make a name for oneself commencer à apprendre		become famous/respected for sth
make hay while the sun shines commencer à apprendre		take advantage of favourable circumstances
make money hand over fist commencer à apprendre		make a lot of money quickly
make one's getaway commencer à apprendre		escape
moon around commencer à apprendre		look miserable
null and void commencer à apprendre		invalid
paint the town red commencer à apprendre		have fun
put sb's name forward commencer à apprendre		nominate sb
put words into one's mouth commencer à apprendre		pretend that sb has said sth that they haven't
slip one's mind commencer à apprendre		forget about sth
play truant commencer à apprendre		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together commencer à apprendre		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
a bitter pill to swallow commencer à apprendre		a difficult fact to accept
against all ods commencer à apprendre		despite the difficulties
be out of practice commencer à apprendre		lacking practice
come to the point commencer à apprendre		reach the main point in a discussion
fall into place commencer à apprendre		become clear
get the sack commencer à apprendre		get the sack dismissed from one's job
golden opportunity commencer à apprendre		the best chance
grease sb's palm commencer à apprendre		bribe sb
grow out of sth commencer à apprendre		become too big for sth
have no option but commencer à apprendre		must
in public commencer à apprendre		in the presence of others
in the offing commencer à apprendre		likely to happen
once and for all commencer à apprendre		for the last time
out-and-out commencer à apprendre		complete
out in the open commencer à apprendre		revealed secrets
out of print commencer à apprendre		a book that is no longer available
out of the frying pan into the fire commencer à apprendre		z deszczu pod rynnę
part and parcel of commencer à apprendre		basic part of
past one's prime commencer à apprendre		getting old and become worse
pop the question commencer à apprendre		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet commencer à apprendre		brief but pleasant
red tape commencer à apprendre		papierologia
take things to pieces commencer à apprendre		dismantle things
throw a party commencer à apprendre		have a party
white elephant commencer à apprendre		useless possession
through thick and thin commencer à apprendre		whatever happens
touch and go commencer à apprendre		with uncertain result

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